News tagged: Canadian Federation of Library Associations

An update on recent activities of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA).

CARL today released a joint response, with CFLA, to the Government of Canada’s Consultation Paper on copyright term extension.

An update on the current activities of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) Copyright Committee

Todd Kyle selected as Chair of the CFLA Board of Directors; Kirk MacLeod (Vice-Chair); Mary Chevreau (Treasurer); Vivian Lewis (Member at Large)

Library and GLAM sector organizations call for federal support for broadband connectivity, access to e-content, municipal funding, library support for vulnerable populations, accessible reading material, and Canadian publishers and booksellers.

The purpose of the survey is to gather data about the nature and outcomes of challenges to intellectual freedom initiated in publicly funded Canadian libraries (e.g., public, school, post-secondary, and government).

“It’s my hope that with a national day of truth and reconciliation, learning and discussion will be amplified across Canada. In this, libraries are able to act as a key component to help ensure that we will not have another generation that will not know the truth and that we will acknowledge and honour the survivors and remember those who have died.”

Over the last two weeks, Canada’s national voices for the library community issued statements on access to government information and censorship by the tech industry.

Rebecca Raven is the Principal at Blackbird Consulting and the former CEO of the Brampton Library.

The latest issue of Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research includes several articles on the recent history of library associations and organizations in Canada.